Ruggles of Red Gap (1923 film)

Ruggles of Red Gap
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Directed by	James Cruze
Screenplay by	Anthony Coldeway Walter Woods
Based on	Ruggles of Red Gap 1915 novel by Harry Leon Wilson
Produced by	James Cruze
Starring	Edward Everett Horton Ernest Torrence Lois Wilson Fritzi Ridgeway Charles Stanton Ogle Louise Dresser Anna Lehr William Austin
Cinematography	Karl Brown
Edited by	Dorothy Arzner
Production company	Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	August 7, 1923 (1923-08-07)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

Ruggles of Red Gap is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by James Cruze and written by Anthony Coldeway and Walter Woods that was adapted from the novel by Harry Leon Wilson. The film stars Edward Everett Horton, Ernest Torrence, Lois Wilson, Fritzi Ridgeway, Charles Stanton Ogle, Louise Dresser, Anna Lehr, and William Austin. The film was released on October 7, 1923, by Paramount Pictures. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Plot

An English valet brought to the American west assimilates into the American way of life.

Cast

• Edward Everett Horton as Ruggles
• Ernest Torrence as Cousin Egbert Floud
• Lois Wilson as Kate Kenner
• Fritzi Ridgeway as Emily Judson
• Charles Stanton Ogle as Jeff Tuttle
• Louise Dresser as Mrs. Effie Floud
• Anna Lehr as Mrs. Belknap-Jackson
• William Austin as Mr. Belknap-Jackson
• Lillian Leighton as Ma Pettingill
• Thomas Holding as Earl of Brinstead
• Frank Elliott as Honorable George
• Kalla Pasha as Herr Schwitz
• Sidney Bracey as Sam Henshaw
• Milton Brown as Sen. Pettingill
• Guy Oliver as Judge Ballard

Production

Ruggles of Red Gap was filmed on location near Eureka, California. ^[4]

Preservation

With no prints of Ruggles of Red Gap located in any film archives, ^[5] it is a lost film.

References

1. Janiss Garza (2014). "Ruggles-of-Red-Gap - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
2. "The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Ruggles of Red Gap". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
3. Progressive Silent Film List: Ruggles of Red Gap at silentera.com
4. Motion Picture News. New York City: Motion Picture News, Inc. July 21, 1923. p. 309.
5. "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Ruggles of Red Gap". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2025.

External links

• Ruggles of Red Gap at IMDb
• Ruggles of Red Gap at the TCM Movie Database
• Ruggles of Red Gap at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films